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As Sanjay
Majhu explained to Britain's Success Magazine: "When Charan
called me and asked me if I wanted to buy the restaurants, I knew it
was a big deal. He is an icon and this was a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity. When I first met Charan, I was about thirteen years old.
I have grown up with him and he has taught me everything I know about business".
But Majhu did
not start off aiming to be a Curry King - he already was a successful
businessman in entirely unrelated fields, owning the Apple Pharmacy
Group and Starlighting, an electrical wholesale company. So, how did
the curry connection come about for the Kenyan-born Sikh? Majhu
explained to Success Magazine: "In 1990, I bought my first
restaurant but I was too embarrassed to ask for advice and it closed
after three months. Then I found another place and had to borrow
money to fund it. That closed as well. It was the worst time of my life."
Majhu decided
to change horses in midstream and studied for a degree in pharmacy.
The rest, as they say, is history. Now, the kilt-wearing Sikh is
helped in his multi-stranded business life by his family.
"We are
very much a family business . My wife and sister-in-law both help
out. My mum threatened to make chapattis in the restaurant, but I had
to put a stop to that one. She makes me go to the gurdwara and do
things for the community. I never say no to my mum."
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